Grain-divider for harvesters.



No. 703,497.- Patented July |,'l902.

J. Fg sTEwAnn. GRAIN DIVIDER FOR HARVESTERS.

(Application med Apr. 21, 1902.)

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UNITED STATES,

.PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. STEWARD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

G-RAINjDIVlDER FOR HARVESTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming pari of Leitersfratnc No. 703,497, dated July 1, V1302.

Application filed April 21, 1902".-

T0 @ZZ whom, t ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F.7SrEwARD, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haverinvented certainnew and'useful Improvements in Grain-Dividers for Harvesters, of which the following isa full description, reference being had vto the accompanying drawings, in which- Y A Figure l is a grain-side elevation showing my invention; Fig. 2, a top View of the same, less the divider-board; and Fig.3, a grain-side view of the divider when folded.

My invention relates to grain-dividers of the kind adapted to be folded rearwardly, so that the projecting forward end shall not eX- tend beyond other portions of the machine, and thus the latter be narrowed, so that ity lnay be drawn endwise through gates and also occupy less space in storage.

My divider is applicable to any style of grain-harvesting machine. The platform may consist of the rear sill B, the finger-bar C,the bottom A, and the bar E, the latter secured in any suitable manner to the other parts which constitute the grain end of a harvesting-machine. In this instance I secure a casting D to the linger-bar, having the lugs dandd, to which I hinge the forward extension ofthe divider. For convenience'I secure the forward end of the bar E to this casting. The grain-receiving platform, however, may be of any desired construction.

The present invention may be considered an improvement on the one forming the subj ect-matter of the patent granted to me March 4, 1902, and numbered 694,441. In'thepresent instance I secure a post I-I- tothe grain end of the platform, preferablytothe rbar ES of the grain-receiving platform structure.

F is the forward extensionI of the'divider,` suitably braced by the bar F.v If material of ample strength be selected, the single bar F will be sufficient, however.

I is the divider-board, doubly inclined, as is usual in harvesting-machines, rigidly secured at its forward end to the divider-point G. The forward extension is pivoted by the bolt g to the said divider-point. As' an easy means of securing the divider-board to the form,

post H, I bend they latter at its upper end to sti-itl No. 104,039. or@ man.)

conform to the inclination of the said board, as shown in Fig. 1, and secure it there by suitable locking or latching means. From Inthe post,I I,I pro- In the bar F, I also provide a hole f. The hole fand that h are so 1ov cated in the respective parts that when the extension is folded to the position shown in Fig.1 the bolt 723 may serve as simple means for locking the two parts together. A special bolt may be placed through the holes fand t thus supplying the post I-I with two locking devices; but I prefer to use the single bolt, as it alone serves the purpose of two locking devices.

y In orderto guide the grain to the stubbleside of the point of the outermost divider, the shield a may be used. In the board I, I pro vide a series of holes By placing the bolt t'in the foremost oneof these holes the divider-point is heldfhigher from `the ground than if placed in any other ofthe holes,which is a desirable feature. The ldivider-point is, in effect,but a shoeingfor the forwardend of the grain-divider board and may bei considered as one piece with the board. So viewed it will be readily understoodthat the board is, in eifect, pivoted to the forward end of the forward extension. If the brace F is used, then the space between it and the bar F must be sufficient to let the twoparts pass behind the bent top ofthe-postH, unlessthe post be placed soffar forward that the parts will not need to pass to the full backward position. (Shownin Fig. 3.) i

What I claim as myvinventiomand desire -to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with a grain-receiving platthe forward extension pivoted at its rear end'to said platform, the divider-board I pivoted to the forward end of said forward extension, the post H, means for securing the board to the said post, and means for securing the forward eXtensionto the saidpost, substantially as described.

A JOHN F. STEWARD. In presence of- J. C. WARNEs, EDWARD BARRETT.v

preference, however, I use simply the bolt t, i lhaving a thumb-nut t. ,vide'the hole h. 

